Description: Learning to Become Turkmen examines the ways in which the iconography of everyday life--in dramatically different alphabets, multiple languages, and shifting education policies--reflects the evolution of Turkmen society in Central Asia over the past century.
Review Quotes: Learning to Become Turkmen is an outstanding scholarly achievement, presenting the academic community and the informed public with a revealing interpretation that addresses many of the questions that continue to frame our view of Turkmenistan. Thanks to Victoria Clement, the cloud of disinformation that surrounds this fascinating country is certainly less impenetrable.-- "Europe-Asia Studies"